Creation of temporary file with insecure permissions in SupportAssist OS Recovery - CVE-2025-38747
Published: August 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113733
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38747
CWE-ID: CWE-378
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application creates temporary files with insecure permissions. A local user can modify application's temporary files and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
SupportAssist OS Recovery
How to mitigate CVE-2025-38747
Install updates from vendor's website.
SupportAssist OS Recovery - update to 5.5.14.0